tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post5692610157866977046..comments2016-10-25T10:45:58.224+02:00Comments on Copenhagenize.com - Bicycle Culture by Design: Such Stuff as Fear is Made OnMikael Colville-Andersenhttps://plus.google.com/108270242317175376315noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-3772903166229734992012-06-18T15:13:11.909+02:002012-06-18T15:13:11.909+02:00What about helmet lights. You don&#39;t even need ...What about helmet lights. You don&#39;t even need to hit the road for them to get snagged - a low hanging tree branch will do.index.phphttp://pureandapplied.com.au/id/index.phpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-32213284611942825162012-01-19T07:59:50.777+01:002012-01-19T07:59:50.777+01:00Karyn Climans said...
&quot;...As long as safety h...Karyn Climans said...<br />&quot;...As long as safety helmets are the best way to protect the brain....&quot;<br /><br />If you had read the science, you would indeed realise that the evidence does not support your claim.<br /><br />Here is a summary for you.<br /><br />The evidence is equivocal, that is it does not show clear evidence of a benefit regarding bicycle helmets. It is true that helmets can provide protection in some limited circumstances, but it is also true that helmets make certain injuries more likely to occur, namely rotational injuries and injuries to the neck, which they cannot prevent.<br /><br />Helmets by their very nature are designed to protect people who fall off their bicycles at low speeds. Helmets are more appropriate for pedestrians, do you wear a helmet when you walk?<br /><br />Helmets may encourage risky behaviour among some cyclists. There is some evidence that bicycle helmets may make accidents more likely - by encouraging drivers to drive closer to helmet wearers than those who do not. http://drianwalker.com/overtaking/overtakingprobrief.pdf<br /><br />Helmets send the message that cycling is a risky behaviour, it isn&#39;t. Indeed, when taken in the wider context, of the numerous and extensive health benefits of aerobic exercise, cycling is safer than NOT cycling, because of the health benefits of exercise. http://cyclehelmets.org/1015.html<br /><br />Places where cycling is common-place are places where helmets are unusual to rare. This is no coincidence, places where cycling is commonplace where the environment for cycling is safe. Motor-vehicles are the primary danger to cyclists. The greatest way to protect cyclists is to protect them from motor vehicles. Helmets are not designed to deflect motor-vehicles and cannot do so. Pieces of sweaty, uncomfortable plastic worn on the heads of cyclists can play no significant part in this.<br /><br />Links to the science:<br />http://www.cyclehelmets.org/1157.htmlamoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783694650121687459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-19821863057872986032012-01-09T23:52:15.327+01:002012-01-09T23:52:15.327+01:00I think you have mistaken the nature of the Mother...I think you have mistaken the nature of the Mothers Against Naked Riding Campaign. Our goal is to simply encourage helmet-wearing. As long as safety helmets are the best way to protect the brain, we will be encouraging kids and adults to wear their safety helmet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-FfYKrgGkKaryn Climanshttp://www.tail-wags.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-66607244010417439322011-12-29T02:43:19.678+01:002011-12-29T02:43:19.678+01:00The basic Yakkay helmet under the hat does skitter...The basic Yakkay helmet under the hat does skitter if bashed against the ground as I have tested it but the hat covering also does in fact slightly inhibit this. I have some reservations about what would happen if the hat was wet though.<br />All this helmet controversy for such a long time has caused me to look into the literature on rotational injury and the news is not that good for sticky helmet wearers. Even the most stringent helmet tests in the world do not test for it and many studies have concluded it is a real danger.<br />Research on rotation with helmets goes back to WW2 but most people go with their instincts in the face of scientific and medical literature and draw their own conclusions, usually that brain injury is about being directly whacked.<br />To get a clearer picture it is only necessary to ask someone whos job is sometimes to cause mild brain injury, such as a boxer.<br />35 years ago I worked for a while with the ex-S.E.Asian boxing champion and happened to ask how one person knocks another out. His answer was very simple. It is not achieved by hitting the skull but by a direct, but not necessarily hard hit, to the side of the jaw. He said you could fing the spot on your own jaw by lightly hitting in different places till you knew by its affect. It seems that only a slight but definite rotation is necessary. Boxers build the muscles of their necks to reduce this. I heard also that in the past a boxer would grow a slight beard and rub grease into it to allow an opponents fist to glance off.<br />We do not realise how much effort nature goes to to reduce skull rotation. The skin of your head moves and for that matter it may be the ultimate reason we have hair on our heads as hair also causes slipping. Males may have retained hair on their jawlines as added protection against skull rotation.<br />All the helmet wearing instructions tell you that it must be securely fitted and not move about and all the testing is done for only the effects of direct hits.<br />This is scary as for many years in Australia foam helmets, which absolutely stick to any masonary surface as I have tested them, were not only legal but required by law. Only a couple of weeks ago I saw one on a rider in front of me in Melbourne.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653323330863468336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-17279189515474761982011-09-25T17:13:54.704+02:002011-09-25T17:13:54.704+02:00I sometimes wear a leather Fedora, especially when...I sometimes wear a leather Fedora, especially when it&#39;s rainy or very sunny, but not when it&#39;s very windy.<br /><br />It&#39;s a standard Fedora, a hat, not a helmet.amoebahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783694650121687459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-39727928568321279432010-06-07T21:54:59.071+02:002010-06-07T21:54:59.071+02:00Lycra mag - LOL!Lycra mag - LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-26811168547382925772010-06-01T03:45:15.641+02:002010-06-01T03:45:15.641+02:00Argh! You guys must be right. Especially regarding...Argh! You guys must be right. Especially regarding leather and motor cyclists. Maybe patent leather is the answer? I&#39;m misquoted again in the media or maybe I&#39;ve just changed my mind, style over safety any day.Busymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650517412268130776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-23827725359054803172010-05-31T22:19:02.473+02:002010-05-31T22:19:02.473+02:00I figure if a cowboy hat is enough protection for ...I figure if a cowboy hat is enough protection for Rodeo riders getting thrown off of 2000 lb bulls that want to stomp them into the ground, my cowboy hat is good enough for me.<br /><br />Anyway, it does not matter what the helmet is made of. Most people wear them with the strap at the collar bone so that bucket is going to snag on something no matter what.Adrienne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16658593098911314756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-43087157245474309272010-05-31T20:12:58.212+02:002010-05-31T20:12:58.212+02:00When I lived in Australia, I used to put a cover o...When I lived in Australia, I used to put a cover over my helmet similar to <a href="http://www.adventurecycling.org/store/index.cfm/product/141_40/headliner-helmet-cover.cfm" rel="nofollow">this.</a> The point of course was that sunburn was a real concern in the Australian summer, and covers like this seemed the easiest, most comfortable way to prevent it around the face, ears and neck.<br /><br />Now living in the UK, I&#39;m free to use a standard hat.Taliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04399506198451047847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-76326807154313411832010-05-31T17:52:15.382+02:002010-05-31T17:52:15.382+02:00leather on my body would be great for sliding on a...leather on my body would be great for sliding on ashphalt (and s&amp;m parties) - but the risk of your head/neck snagging? nah.Mikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-44561283929030481862010-05-31T14:35:15.288+02:002010-05-31T14:35:15.288+02:00A couple of observations :
AFAIK pro cyclists shav...A couple of observations :<br />AFAIK pro cyclists shave their legs because 1/massage with embrocation is easier that way. 2/hair can be a cause of infection in case of raod rash.<br /><br />Motorcyclists use leather gear for their protection for ages and it&#39;s a material that &quot;glide&quot; pretty well on asphalt. And most other fabric are shredded by the friction : Your shirt don&#39;t hold long enough to break your arm, does it ?Philippenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-8827822747810643682010-05-31T12:24:08.245+02:002010-05-31T12:24:08.245+02:00Saw a quote this week about a test of 10 A-brand b...Saw a quote this week about a test of 10 A-brand bike helmets and a balaclava, dropped from a high building. The helmets came off all broken or dented, the balaclava suffered no damage at all. Conclusion: wear a balaclava on your bike and you&#39;ll be safe. A joke of course (rumored to be about a test facility in Belgium) but demonstrating that (a) bike helmets don&#39;t offer much protection in a real accident, and (b) statistics are nowhere without parameters. <br />And &quot;stof&quot; in Dutch also means fabric, or dust in any form :-).Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-14648670096558054042010-05-31T11:27:12.765+02:002010-05-31T11:27:12.765+02:00but they do assume to &#39;protect&#39;. i have a ...but they do assume to &#39;protect&#39;. i have a brochure from one of the companies that rattles off all the standard fearmongering stats. <br /><br />they&#39;re telling you they&#39;ll save your life. which is a bit of a problem.Mikaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749740728099129703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-3165588329776482662010-05-31T06:48:55.051+02:002010-05-31T06:48:55.051+02:00Actually, to be fair, it should be noted that the ...Actually, to be fair, it should be noted that the dynamic friction of leather on most surfaces is surprisingly low - low enough that there exists leather-bearings out there.<br />I&#39;m not going to try it out, though.Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596258620117242843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24417328.post-66001189851878859232010-05-31T03:19:11.721+02:002010-05-31T03:19:11.721+02:00no, not more dangerous.
They assume to be hats. I...no, not more dangerous.<br /><br />They assume to be hats. I like to go out wearing hats, only the hadwind sometimes gives the impression that the hat will fly away.<br /><br />I&#39;d wear a helmet like this ones! - and a hate helmets to the guts... - but I&#39;d wear them only because they assume they don&#39;t exist to protect, but to be charming.Lucas Jerzy Portelahttp://ultimobaile.comnoreply@blogger.com